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There’s a new prescription pill for postpartum depression. How will coverage work?
by April Dembosky March 12, 2024Enlarge this image Miriam McDonald spends time with her 4-year-old son, Nico. McDonald struggled to get care for postpartum depression at Kaiser…
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Shots can be scary and painful for kids. One doctor has a plan to end needle phobia
by April Dembosky February 13, 2024Enlarge this image Julia Cramer sits with her two children, Maya, 3, and Lily, 6 months, at their home in Petaluma, Calif.,…
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It keeps people with schizophrenia in school and on the job. Why won’t insurance pay?
by April Dembosky January 2, 2024Enlarge this image Every year, an estimated 100,000 young adults or adolescents in the U.S. experience a psychotic episode. Only 10-20% of…
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Doctors are pushing Hollywood for more realistic depictions of death and dying on TV
by April Dembosky December 28, 2023Enlarge this image Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider (right) interviews comedian Tig Notaro about drawing humor from her breast cancer diagnosis. Ungerleider is the…
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California expands insurance access for teens seeking therapy on their own
by April Dembosky December 8, 2023Enlarge this image Esther Lau testifies on June 20 before the California Senate Judiciary Committee in support of Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo’s bill…
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At new mental health courts in California, judges will be able to mandate treatment
by April Dembosky September 20, 2023Enlarge this image Orange County Superior Court Presiding Judge Maria Hernandez says CARE Court will resemble the county’s other collaborative courts, like…
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California grads headed to HBCUs in the South prepare for college under abortion bans
by April Dembosky August 15, 2023Enlarge this image Nurse practitioner Arin Kramer prepares to insert a contraceptive implant under the skin of I’laysia Vital’s upper arm, as…